edwards: i would like to inquire of mr. hall was to whether he has additional speakers, otherwise i'm ready to close. mr. hall: no, we do not have additional speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland. ms. edwards: thank you. it seems so fitting we are here today to recognize neil armstrong. i want to thank mr. hall both for his leadership of our science committee and the opportunity that we have had to work together. he is a good friend. i look forward to working with our new chairman, mr. smith, in the next congress. it seems we will have an opportunity to work on the things that neil armstrong believed in and felt so passionately about, about making sure that the united states remains at the top of the leaderboard when it comes to space exploration. making certain as he expressed in our committee that nasa he remains at the forefront of our technological -- technology development, research, capacity. there are few of us who will get to be or to know what neil armstrong saw and knew. there are few of